Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine

Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine
Location
Location	Polkowice, Sieroszowice
town	Polkowice County
Country	Poland
Production
Products	Copper
History
Opened	1962
Owner
Company	KGHM Polska Miedź

The Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine is a large mine in the west of Poland near Polkowice and Sieroszowice, Polkowice County, 350 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Polkowice-Sieroszowice represents one of the largest copper and silver reserve in Poland having estimated reserves of 387 million tonnes of ore grading 2.65% copper and 54 g/tonnes silver.^[1] The annual ore production is around 11 million tonnes from which 292,000 tonnes of copper and 594 tonnes of silver are extracted.

References

↑ "Resource base". KGHM Polska Miedź. 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-28.

External links

Official site

Resources in Poland

Resources:

Oil:	B3 Barnówko-Mostno-Buszewo Dębno Lubiatów-Międzychód-Grotów Torzym-Cybinka

Natural gas:	Daszawa Dzików Jasionka Jodłówka Kościan Przemyśl Radlin Terliczka Wilga Wola Obszańska Żołynia

Coal:	1 Maja Adamów Bełchatów Bielszowice Bogdanka Bolesław Śmiały Borynia Budryk Chwałowice Dęby Szlacheckie Drzewce Gubin Halemba Janina Jankowice Jas-Mos Jóźwin Konin Krupiński Legnica Lubelska Marcel Mosty Murcki Mysłowice-Wesoła Piaski Piast Pniówek Sobieski Sośnica-Makoszowy Staszic Szczygłowice Tomisławice Trzcianka Turów Wujek Ziemowit Zofiówka

Copper:	Bytom Odrzański Gaworzyce Głogów Głęboki-Przemysłowy Lubin Myszków Polkowice-Sieroszowice Retków Rudna

Nickel:	Szklary

Coordinates: 51°27′54″N 16°06′07″E / 51.4651°N 16.1020°E / 51.4651; 16.1020

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